Held at the Hollywood Palladium, the "Australia" actress looked gorgeous in a glitzy frock while joined by husband Keith Urban.

Among the fortunate nominees, Nicole is up for Best Actress for her work in "Rabbit Hole" while competing against Annette Bening, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Noomi Rapace and Michelle Williams.

As for the ceremony, Kristin Chenoweth is the host for the Critics' Choice Awards - which air live on VH1 beginning at 9PM ET/PT.